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Chilean protester Camila Vallejo: 'You need collective organisation and action' - videohttp://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2012/jan/13/chilean-protester-camila-vallejo-video
Vice-president of the University of Chile Student Federation, 23-year-old Camila Vallejo has led a campaign for better access to education that began in April 2011. The student movement in Chile opposes neoliberalism and shook the country's elitist democracy. She was <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/poll/2011/dec/16/time-magazine-person-of-the-year-poll">voted person of the year</a> in a poll of guardian.co.uk readers <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2012/jan/13/chilean-protester-camila-vallejo-video">Continue reading...</a>ChileProtestAmericasWorld newsFri, 13 Jan 2012 17:18:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2012/jan/13/chilean-protester-camila-vallejo-videoguardian.co.uk/guardian.co.ukChilean protester Camila Vallejo
Photograph: guardian.co.ukJonathan Franklin, Morten Andersen and Cameron Robertson2012-01-13T17:18:00ZProtesters' stories: Camila Vallejo and Chilehttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jan/13/protesters-camila-vallejo-chile-students
'We never in our dreams imagined it would grow so big so fast'<p><strong>President of the University of Chile Student Federation, 23-year-old </strong><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/24/chile-student-leader-camila-vallejo" title=""><strong>Camila Vallejo</strong></a><strong> has led a campaign for better access to education that began in April 2011. She was voted person of the year in a poll of&nbsp;guardian.co.uk readers.</strong></p><p>We never in our dreams imagined it would grow so big so fast. We had plans for protests and for mobilising students, but what happened last year was surprising even to us. Historically, the University of Chile students' union has had an important political role. Today more than ever. We've put hundreds of thousands of people in the streets for months. There have been&nbsp;marches filled with colour, costumes and original music with really funny lyrics. There have been videos, flash mobs and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVjqtxGr1nY&amp;feature=player_embedded" title="">Thriller protests</a> [in which thousands of students re-enacted the Michael Jackson video]. We're not just disputing the ideological nature of the education system. All the basic services are privatised here and priced to the market. The consequences of this are very violent.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jan/13/protesters-camila-vallejo-chile-students">Continue reading...</a>ChileProtestWorld newsAmericasFri, 13 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jan/13/protesters-camila-vallejo-chile-studentsRoberto Candia/APCamila Vallejo: 'We still have the legacy of the military dictatorship.' Photograph: Roberto Candia/APMorten Anderson for the GuardianCamila Vallejo: 'We still have the legacy of the military dictatorship in Chile.' Photograph: Morten Anderson for the GuardianRoberto Candia/APCamila Vallejo: 'We still have the legacy of the military dictatorship.' Photograph: Roberto Candia/APMorten Anderson for the GuardianCamila Vallejo: 'We still have the legacy of the military dictatorship in Chile.' Photograph: Morten Anderson for the GuardianInterview by Jonathan Franklin2012-01-13T17:00:00Z